Brief

The Mayor has submitted a grant acceptance for Cohort 2 of the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) from the Board of State and Community Corrections, covering fiscal years 2025-2027. The file proposes to bring state funding to support crisis intervention services in Los Angeles. It is currently under review in the Budget and Finance Committee and Public Safety Committee with no further action taken since May 2026.

Full summary

On March 20, 2026, the Mayor submitted a document to the City Council accepting a grant award from the Board of State and Community Corrections for the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP), Cohort 2. The grant is designated for fiscal years 2025-2027 and represents state funding to support crisis intervention capacity in the city. Crisis intervention programs typically focus on deploying trained responders to situations involving behavioral health crises, mental illness, or substance use — often as an alternative to full police response. The Byrne initiative is a state-level program that provides grants to local jurisdictions to develop and expand such capacity. This is Cohort 2, indicating Los Angeles is joining a second wave of participating cities. The Mayor's document was referred on March 23 to both the Budget and Finance Committee and the Public Safety Committee. On May 12, the Mayor submitted an updated or supplemental document, which was again referred to Budget and Finance. Both committees retain the file as of the last activity date. No votes or approvals have been recorded. The file is set to expire on May 12, 2028, giving the committees approximately two years to act on the grant acceptance.

Activity (4)

• 2026-05-12 Mayor document(s) referred to Budget and Finance Committee.
• 2026-05-12 Document submitted by Mayor, dated May 12, 2026.
• 2026-03-23 Mayor document(s) referred to Budget and Finance Committee; Public Safety Committee.
• 2026-03-20 Document submitted by Mayor, dated March 20, 2026.

Documents (1)

• 2026-03-20 Report from Mayor · report